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Interventricular cardiac resynchronization with right ventricular apical pacing in a patient with Ebstein's defect.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18475130     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We present the case of a patient with Ebstein's defect surgically corrected, and a complete right bundle branch block (RBBB) documented on echocardiogram. After an episode of near syncope due to a high-grade atrioventricular (AV) block, the patient was assisted with a bicameral DDDR pacemaker implanted with traditional right ventricular apical pacing. After the DDDR, and after stimulation with an AV delay of 180 ms, a narrow QRS complex was observed. Meanwhile, the typical left bundle branch block morphology of the right ventricular pacing and the native RBBB morphology were missing. The QRS complex narrowing persisted, even with physical activity and also with the heart rate progression. An echocardiographic study confirmed an improvement of the cardiac resynchronization parameters with this programmed stimulation.
Authors:
Stefano Maffe; Antonello Perucca; Paola Paffoni; Fabiana Signorotti; Nicolò Franchetti Pardo; Pierfranco Dellavesa; Umberto Parravicini; Franco Zenone; Anna Maria Paino; Massimo Bielli; Federico Carola; Marco Zanetta
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.)     Volume:  9     ISSN:  1558-2027     ISO Abbreviation:  J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)     Publication Date:  2008 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-05-13     Completed Date:  2008-09-26     Revised Date:  2009-05-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101259752     Medline TA:  J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  608-14     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Borgomanero Hospital, Novara, Italy. stemaffe@libero.it
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Atrioventricular Block / therapy
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / methods*
Ebstein Anomaly / surgery,  therapy*
Echocardiography
Female
Heart Ventricles
Humans
Middle Aged

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